Apparatus for and method of providing a hip replacement
A short main incision and portal incisions at portal positions strategically displaced from the main incision are provided in a patient's hip. One portal incision (acetabular portal) provides for a disposition of reamers in the patient's acetabulum to shape the acetabulum. A cannula is inserted through the portal incision to the acetabulum and the successive reamers of progressive size are inserted into the acetabulum through the main incision to progressively size and shape the acetabulum. An approximately hemispherical acetabular component is then disposed in the prepared acetabulum to provide for hip rotation relative to the femoral component. The other portal incision (femoral portal) provides for insertion into the patient's hip of a member for driving the femoral stem into a cavity in the patient's femur. The provision of the short main incision and the portal incision minimizes the patient's loss of blood, tissue trauma, length of operating time and patient recovery time.
This application is a continuation of and claims priority to: application Ser. No. 10/932,742, filed Sep. 1, 2004, which is pending; application Ser. No. 10/683,008, filed Oct. 3, 2003, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,905,502; and application Ser. No. 10/166,209, filed Jun. 10, 2002 (the parent of application Ser. No. 10/683,008), which is abandoned, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to a method of providing a replacement for a patient's hip with a minimal loss of blood, minimal tissue trauma and a minimal length of operating time and patient recovery time. The invention also relates to a tool which is needed in the method constituting this invention.
BACKGROUND OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTIONGreat progress has been made in the field of hip replacements. Considering that hip replacements may not even have existed a generation ago, hip replacements, particularly among the elderly, are now relatively common. In spite of the considerable progress which has been made, hip replacement operations are still relatively crude. For example, an incision of a relatively great length still has to be made in a patient's hip as one of the first steps in a hip replacement operation. The incision may be as long as approximately eight inches (8″) to approximately twelve inches (12″). Such a large incision has caused patients to lose large amounts of blood and to suffer significant trauma. It has caused the length of the operation and the patient recovery time to be relatively long. BRIEF. DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
A minimal length main incision (e.g., approximately 1½″-3″ long) and two portal incisions (each significantly less than 1″ long) strategically displaced from the main incisions are provided in a patient's hip. A cannula is inserted through the portal incision to the acetabulum and a shaft is inserted through the cannula. A reamer is disposed through the main incision in the acetabulum and coupled to the shaft to ream the acetabulum when the shaft is rotated. Reamers of progressive size are then coupled to the shaft to progressively shape and size a socket in the acetabulum. An approximately hemispherical acetabular component is then disposed in the acetabulum to provide for hip rotation relative to the femur. The other portal (femoral portal) incision provides for a preparation of an insertion of a member into the patient's hip for preparing a femoral canal and then driving the femoral stem into a cavity in the patient's femur.
The provision of the main incision and the portal incisions minimizes the patient's loss of blood, tissue trauma, length of operating time and patient recovery time.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSIn the drawings:
In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
A tool generally indicated at 18 is shown in
A first step in the performance of applicant's method is shown in
A cannula 64 (
Although the present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiments, it is anticipated that alterations and modifications thereof will no doubt become apparent to those skilled in the art. It is therefore intended that the following claims be interpreted as covering all alterations and modifications that fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims
1-62. (canceled)
63. A method of providing a hip replacement in the acetabulum of a patient, comprising:
- making a main incision of a limited length, the main incision positioned to provide access to the acetabulum,
- determining a position for an acetabular portal incision, said determined position selected to provide access to the acetabulum in cooperation with the main incision,
- making an acetabular portal incision at said determined position for said acetabular portal incision, said acetabular portal incision having a limited incision length,
- inserting a cannula through said acetabular portal incision and into communication with the acetabulum and said main incision for use in preparing the acetabulum for receipt of an acetabular implant, and
- using said cannula to prepare the acetabulum for receipt of an acetabular implant.
64. The method of claim 63, further comprising
- inserting a drive shaft through said cannula,
- inserting an acetabular reamer through said main incision,
- positioning said acetabular reamer in said acetabulum through said main incision,
- coupling said drive shaft to said acetabular reamer, and
- using said drive shaft to operate said acetabular reamer to thereby ream said acetabulum for receipt of an acetabular implant.
65. The method of claim 64, further comprising progressively reaming the acetabulum by inserting acetabular reamers of progressively increasing size through the main incision and into the acetabulum and coupling said acetabular reamers to said drive shaft to progressively shape and size the acetabulum for receipt of an acetabular implant.
66. The method of claim 63, wherein said main incision is anterior to, directly over or posterior to a greater trochanter of the patient.
67. The method of claim 63, wherein said main incision is posterior to a greater trochanter of the patient.
68. The method of claim 63, wherein said main incision is between about 1½ inches to about 3 inches long and said acetabular portal incision is less than about 1 inch long.
69. The method of claim 68, wherein said acetabular portal incision is less than about ½ inch long.
70. The method of claim 63, further comprising
- inserting an acetabular implant through said main incision,
- positioning said acetabular implant in said prepared acetabulum through said main incision,
- inserting an impactor through said cannula,
- coupling said impactor to said acetabular implant, and
- impacting said impactor externally of said acetabular portal to thereby fix said acetabular implant in said prepared acetabulum.
71. The method of claim 63, wherein said step of using said cannula to prepare the acetabulum for receipt of an acetabular implant includes inserting a drive shaft in said cannula and rotating said drive shaft with an external rotary driver member.
72. The method of claim 63, wherein said step of using said cannula to prepare the acetabulum for receipt of an acetabular implant includes inserting an impactor shaft in said cannula and impacting said impactor shaft externally of the patient.
73. The method of claim 63, wherein said main incision is posterior to a greater trochanter of the patient.
74. A method of providing a hip replacement in the acetabulum of a patient, comprising:
- making a main incision of a limited length, the main incision positioned to provide access to the acetabulum,
- determining a position for an acetabular portal incision, said determined position selected to provide access to the acetabulum in cooperation with the main incision,
- making an acetabular portal incision at said determined position for said acetabular portal incision, said acetabular portal incision having a limited incision length,
- inserting a cannula through said acetabular portal incision and into communication with the acetabulum and said main incision for use in preparing the acetabulum for receipt of an acetabular implant,
- progressively reaming the acetabulum for receipt of an acetabular implant, wherein said step of progressively reaming the acetabulum comprises inserting a drive shaft through said cannula from externally of the patient, inserting successive acetabular reamers of progressively increasing size through the main incision and into the acetabulum, coupling each said acetabular reamer in turn to said drive shaft, and using said drive shaft to operate each said acetabular reamer in turn to progressively ream said acetabulum and thereby prepare said acetabulum for receipt of an acetabular implant, and
- implanting an acetabular implant in the prepared acetabulum, wherein said step of implanting comprises inserting an impactor shaft through said cannula from externally of the patient, inserting an acetabular implant through said main incision, positioning said acetabular implant in the prepared acetabulum through said main incision, coupling said impactor shaft to said acetabular implant, and impacting said impactor shaft from externally of the patient to thereby fix said acetabular implant in the prepared acetabulum.
75. The method of claim 74, wherein said incision is anterior to, directly over or posterior to a greater trochanter of the patient.
76. The method of claim 74, wherein said main incision is between about 1½ inches to about 3 inches long and said acetabular portal incision is less than about 1 inch long.
77. The method of claim 76, wherein said acetabular portal incision is less than about ½ inch long.
78. The method of claim 74, wherein said main incision is posterior to a greater trochanter of the patient.
79. The method of claim 78, wherein said main incision is between about 1½ inches to about 3 inches long and said acetabular portal incision is less than about 1 inch long.
80. The method of claim 79, wherein said acetabular portal incision is less than about ½ inch long.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 13, 2006
Publication Date: Jun 15, 2006
Patent Grant number: 7833229
Inventor: Brad Penenberg (Beverly Hills, CA)
Application Number: 11/332,051
International Classification: A61B 17/16 (20060101);